Ancient Mayan culture apparently predicted that the world
was going to end on Dec. 21, 2012. Or that the calendar was going to turn over
or something like that. Either way, many people, rightly or wrongly, seem to
have bought into that theory. Unfortunately, the Mayans didn’t have the
courtesy of providing a time that the impending doom would begin. As a result,
society is left to ponder whether the world will end on Dec. 21 Eastern
Standard Time or Japan time or what. However, because it is already Dec. 21 in
some time zones, it is safe to assume that the Mayans were likely not talking
about those time zones. In fact, in all likelihood, they were talking about
Central Standard Time, as that it is the time zone where they dwelled. That leaves people living in the Eastern
Standard Time zone will have until midnight on Dec. 22 to watch all the movies
they can. Below are the official recommendations of the Times Herald Movie Blog
for movies that everyone should see before the apocalypse.
Movies were chosen on three criteria, each weighted
differently, including popularity, quality, and running time. Quality carries
the most weight because nobody wants to spend their last moments watching
“Batman and Robin” or “”From Justin to Kelly.” Popularity is also important
because, if people plan on spending these remaining moments with family, as
would be expected, the films have to be ones that everyone can enjoy, which
means “The Darjeeling Limited” and “Chasing Amy” are not going to make the cut
either, no matter how good they are. Finally, running time is important. There
are only so many hours in a day, which means the Lord of Rings and their 10
hour combined running time will not be making an appearance on this list, nor will
“Titanic” or “The Thin Red Line.” With that, the following movies are easily
the best way to spend time while waiting for Ahpuch to take over, or whatever
it is that is supposed to happen.
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